Cosimo Classics

"Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two."-Admiral, Lady Frederick (1907) by Somerset MaughamLady Frederick (1907) by W. Somerset Maugham is a play that sparked the...

In 1875, Dr. Eugene Duehring, a professor at Berlin University, proclaimed himself converted to Socialism, and even went so far as to promulgate his own theories on the philosophy. German philosopher...

In this clarion translation of Laotzu's Tao Te Ching, first published in 1919, Goddard brings the complexity and depth of the ancient philosopher's poetry into the English language, his great love...

We can well understand that a lad whose head was full of thoughts of voyaging and adventures, was not, as a schoolboy, very tame and easy to manage. He is described as having been ardent, impetuous,...

"There is but one thing needed for the world, but that one is indispensable-Justice..."-Thomas Carlyle, Latter-Day Pamphlets (1850)Latter-Day Pamphlets (1850) by Thomas Carlyle is a series of essays,...

Philosopher Henri Bergson was best known for his works on intuition, consciousness, time, and creative evolution. His writings included Matter and Memory, An Introduction to Metaphysics, and Creative...

Law of the New Thought: A Study of Fundamental Principles and Their Application is the study of "new thought," or the oldest school of thought that teaches spiritual and psychic truth concerning the...

Law of the New Thought: A Study of Fundamental Principles and Their Application is study of "new thought," or the oldest school of thought that teaches spiritual and psychic truth concerning the...

"The corporations of America mean to rule it..., and, unless some power more radical than that of ordinary politics is found, will rule it inevitably." -Wendell Phillips, Address to the Labor-Reform...

A sharp contrast to the Utopian nature of The Republic, Laws sets out in practical form the structure of actual society, and how, realistically, humanity can expect to govern itself. The last of the...

A sharp contrast to the Utopian nature of The Republic, Laws sets out in practical form the structure of actual society, and how, realistically, humanity can expect to govern itself. The last of the...

"For there is nothing on earth more acceptable to that Supreme Deity who rules over this whole world than the councils and assemblages of men bound together by law, which are called States." -Cicero,...

"For there is nothing on earth more acceptable to that Supreme Deity who rules over this whole world than the councils and assemblages of men bound together by law, which are called States." -Cicero,...

"The exhibitions of heroism and fortitude by the red man under the sufferings of martyrdom, almost surpass belief . . ."-Lewis Henry Morgan, League of the Ho-d?-no-sau-nee or IroquoisLeague of the...

This series of lectures was delivered by Abraham Kuyper at the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1898. Over the course of the lectures, he discusses Calvinism and the way it pertains to many aspects...

This series of lectures was delivered by Abraham Kuyper at the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1898. Over the course of the lectures, he discusses Calvinism and the way it pertains to many aspects...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

In this classic of mathematical literature, first published in 1884, Felix Klein elegantly demonstrates how the rotation of icosahedron can be used to solve complex quintic equations. Divided into...

In this classic of mathematical literature, first published in 1884, Felix Klein elegantly demonstrates how the rotation of icosahedron can be used to solve complex quintic equations. Divided into...

Ziusudu is here warned that a flood is to be sent 'to destroy the seed of mankind'... The destruction of mankind had been decreed in 'the assembly [of the gods]' and would be carried out by the...

The interconnected influences of different traditions of ancient mythology on one another consumed the archaeological efforts of the late 19th and early 20th century, though much work in Britain and...

Legends of the Egyptian Gods, written in 1912, is a book meant to help Egyptology students examine Egyptian literature and its history. However, since the backgrounds and names of Egyptian authors...

Inspired by biblical teachings and influenced by the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson, H. Emilie Cady's Lessons in Truth has sold more than 1.5 million copies since its publication in 1896. A handbook of...

Inspired by biblical teachings and influenced by the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson, H. Emilie Cady's *Lessons in Truth* has sold more than 1.5 million copies since its publication in 1896. A handbook...

In what's billed as the "world's first diet book," William Banting offered his strategy for losing weight. He ate four meals a day, didn't exercise much, drank alcohol, and swore off only a few foods...

"Gathered together in this slim volume are the selected letters of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the original Jesuit. Ignatius s letters and instructions contain much of his spiritual teaching, and this...

In sharp contrast to today's brand of "God wants you to be rich" spirituality, religious figures a century ago were asking the opposite question: Does Jesus frown on material wealth? One of the most...

ELINORE PRUITT STEWART (1876-1933) caused a literary sensation in 1914 when her Letters of a Woman Homesteader was published. A recent widow and now-single mother to a small daughter, she accepted a...

Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus 1810-1823 is Ricardo's correspondence with his friend and fellow classical economist, Malthus. The eighty-eight letters cover a range of subjects...